Research indicates that microplastics can penetrate cells and induce oxidative stress. Below we list the many harmful effects ...

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine analyzed artery-clogging plaques from over 250 patients and found ...

Everywhere you look, microplastic pollution is a growing crisis. Tiny plastic fragments have been found in oceans, food, ...

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births ...

Studies in mice show that microplastics entering the bloodstream are engulfed by immune cells, forming clusters that can ...

“Nanoscale plastics can breach the blood-brain barrier, [but] how [microplastics] cause brain functional irregularities ...

Trapped immune cells laden with microplastics starve the brain of oxygen—mouse study links vascular blockages to memory loss ...

Evidence concerning the harmful effectives of microplastics is still emerging. Yet, there are already enough scientific studies done to demonstrate how microplastics are causing cardiac and kidney ...

The protective cells accumulated microplastics, instead of digesting them, and then the damaged cells clumped up in the brain ...

A recent study founded that brewing tea bags could release billions of tiny plastic particles into your cup. Experts explain ...

Microplastics have become a serious problem for pollution, but now scientists worry about the potential health effects too.

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